Robespierre: Hero Or Dictator?

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The Committee of Public Safety’s main goal was to “Protect” the country from its outside enemies; yet the C.P.S had no idea if there were any real enemies within the country. Maximilian Robespierre, as leader of the committee of public safety in a way too much control in hands in a bad very bad way. If Robespierre would’ve not use too much terror among the people of France… the people would not have been stealing, killing, hoarding, and/or monopolizing. On another hand, the committee of public safety passed good laws to help the people and to help protect outside forces from attacking or intruding. Although, the fact that the leading of Robespierre was in bad condition as an almost “ Dictator “ as well did Not Protect the Revolution from

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